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‘King James’ Review: A Shared Fandom for LeBron James Leads to Bonding and Blowups in Mark Taper Dramedy

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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic“King James,” a new dramedy at the Mark Taper Forum, is a two-hander about a love triangle of sorts.

The unseen third point in this romance, per the title: basketball legend LeBron James, whose on-again, off-again status as a hometown hero with the Cleveland Cavaliers over a period of 12 years is the catalyst and constant trigger for a friendship between a couple of true believers in Northeast Ohio.

The dynamics between these two can shift almost as suddenly as the sports superstar’s own fickle team loyalty. This is no tragic romance, though.

Playwright Rajiv Joseph (“Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo”) reveals himself as a true believer, too, if not in LeBron, then in the value of non-toxic male friendship.

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